Stopping columns resizable in jqgrid

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Solution

Starting with version 3.8.2 jqGrid supports one very useful feature: column templates. (It's probably not quite correct from me to praise the feature because the feature was introduced on my own suggestion :-)). The feature is still not really documented, but it can be used very easily.

I explain it on an example. If you define additional jqGrid parameter

cmTemplate:{resizable:false}

then your problem will be solved.

If you have more properties which are common in all columns of `colModel` items, for example `align:'center'` the `cmTemplate` will help you also (cmTemplate:{resizable:false, align:'center'}). In jqGrid 3.8.2 was small bug in priority of template settings relatively to settings from `colModel`, but the bug is fixed in jqGrid 4.0.0. So the properties from `cmTemplate` can be interpret just as default values for `colModel` items.

One more version of usage jqGrid column template is in the form:

var myDateTemplate = {sorttype:'date', formatter:'date',
                      formatoptions: {newformat:'m/d/Y'}, datefmt: 'm/d/Y',
                      align:'center', width:80 }
$("list").jqGrid({
    colModel: [
        ...
        {name:'column1': template:myDateTemplate},
        {name:'column2': template:myDateTemplate, width:90},
        ...
    ]
    ...
});

In the way you can define some templates (like `myDateTemplate`) and use there in many places in your grid (or gids). With respect of the feature you can make your code shorter, better readable and easily changeable.

Problem

How I can make all the columns of jqgrid not resizable? Currently I think every column I've to specify the property { resizable:false }. Is there anyway I can specify for the entire grid?

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